{"id":28444,"date":"2014-10-10T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=28444"},"modified":"2014-10-10T17:00:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T09:00:21","slug":"forensic-probe-reveals-revillas-p87m-deposits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/10\/forensic-probe-reveals-revillas-p87m-deposits\/","title":{"rendered":"Forensic probe reveals Revilla\u2019s P87M deposits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sen. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. with wife Lani Mercado face the public on the night before he surrenders to PNP. Screenshot of Solar News footage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 A forensic investigation into the bank transactions of Sen. Bong Revilla\u2019s family revealed a total of P87.626-million deposits made by the senator, his wife, his children and some of his siblings.<\/p>\n

These figures were indicated in a report on the Revillas\u2019 bank transactions from 2006 to 2010 by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (ALMC).<\/p>\n

\u201cConsidering all the foregoing, there are indications of money laundering scheme using the aforementioned bank accounts,\u201d the AMLC said in a confidential report received by the Office of the Ombudsman on Oct. 8.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is, however, a need to conduct further investigation to determine the extent of the subjects\u2019 participation and identify the other monetary instruments that were possibly involved in the laundering scheme,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n

The report has also indicated that more than P40 million were channeled to a dummy corporation, Nature Concepts Development and Realty Corp., controlled by Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado, Revilla\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n

The AMLC also said that the withdrawals and deposits made from the bank accounts of the five foundations directly corresponds with the names, amounts and dates in the log entries made by the pork barrel scam whistleblower, Benhur Luy.<\/p>\n

Luy, who is the financial officer of the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind, Janet Lim Napoles, made notes of the cash and check disbursements of Napoles.<\/p>\n

The said ledger containing notes of all the transactions is now one of the evidence in the trial of the P10-billion pork barrel scam case involving Revilla, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile and Senator Jinggoy Estrada.<\/p>\n

The said report was presented in court as latest evidence against Revilla, by the Ombudsman prosecution team led by Director Joefferson B. Toribio.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Justice Undersecretary Jose Justiniano, adviser to the prosecution team noted that the report presented by the prosecution was vital in proving that the senator received kickbacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we took up the case, we did not know the extent or who would be included, we had only Luy\u2019s testimony and files to work on,\u201d Justiniano said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lifting of the bank secrecy law definitely strengthened our case because we are now talking of documentary evidence and not only testimonial evidence,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima described the evidence against Revilla as \u201cslum dunk.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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